{"product_id":"gun-with-occasional-music-paperback","title":"Gun, with Occasional Music - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Lethem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hard-boiled detective tale full of talking animals and murder, from the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eMotherless Brooklyn\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Arrest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems--there's a rabbit in his waiting room and a trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail. Near-future Oakland is a brave new world where evolved animals are members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and mind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMetcalf has been shadowing Celeste, the wife of an affluent doctor. Perhaps he's falling a little in love with her at the same time. When the doctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in a crossfire between the boys from the Inquisitor's Office and gangsters who operate out of the back room of a bar called the Fickle Muse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from a beloved author is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the celebrated author of Motherless Brooklyn, \u003cbr\u003ea wry, satiric parable of a hardboiled man out of time \u003cbr\u003eGumshoe Conrad Metcalf has problems-not the least of which are the\u003cbr\u003erabbit in his waiting room and the trigger-happy kangaroo on his tail.\u003cbr\u003eNear-future Oakland is an ominous place where evolved animals function\u003cbr\u003eas members of society, the police monitor citizens by their karma levels, and\u003cbr\u003emind-numbing drugs such as Forgettol and Acceptol are all the rage. In this\u003cbr\u003ebrave new world, Metcalf has been shadowing the wife of an affluent doctor, \u003cbr\u003eperhaps falling a little in love with her at the same time. But when the\u003cbr\u003edoctor turns up dead, our amiable investigator finds himself caught in the\u003cbr\u003ecrossfire in a futuristic world that is both funny-and not so funny. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Marvelous . . . Stylish, intelligent, darkly humorous, and highly\u003cbr\u003ereadable entertainment.\"-SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER \u003cbr\u003e\"Lethem has talent to burn.\"-THE VILLAGE VOICE LITERARY SUPPLEMENT\u003cbr\u003eAUTHOR OF THE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJonathan Lethem is the author of six novels, including\u003cbr\u003eNational Book Critics Circle Award-winning Motherless Brooklyn\u003cbr\u003eand The Fortress of Solitude. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 269\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 7.96 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753815736608,"sku":"9780156028974","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c005daba20d370f0082f2ba359860a92.webp?v=1780027837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/gun-with-occasional-music-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}